Yes!Yes! Hair Removal

Yes!Yes! Hair Removal

Once again it’s time for Beauty by the Geek to jump into the furry world of hair maintenance, and look at the products and methods we use to keep our unruly body hair in check. Now whilst some of us have the confidence to embrace our natural and fuzzier outline, most of us spend a lot of time, effort and money to achieve smooth hairless bodies. We have a whole host of tools to help us in this field, from the countless varieties of razors, waxes and creams, to the slightly more permanent ways of lasers and electrolysis. A few weeks ago we got sent a NO! NO! Hand Held Hair removal device and it appears to be slightly in the middle these methods, providing a pain free and efficient hair removal, though how long lasting these effects are still seems to be uncertain. So let’s delve into the science behind the NO! NO! Machine, and see how it so kindly removes our unwanted body hair.

The mechanism of the NO! NO! Machine lies in its patented ‘Thermicon’ tip, which the company describes as emitting a wave of increased heat from the wire from said ‘Thermicon’ tip onto the hairs in question that the machine is directed to. This then allows the hair to be brushed away leaving behind smooth skin.

The beauty of this machine is the fact that it is painless, as it does not tug or rip the hair from its follicle, and also because it manages to target just the hair and not the skin around it the process is about as painful as chewing gum.

The long term effects of the NO! NO! Hair removal machine however, appear to be debateable. The instructions suggest that after religious use of the product, as well as efficient hair loss you will begin to notice a reduction in the amount of hair that grows back. This is where the reviews start to deviate away from the claims of the product, as many users noted no difference in the amount of hair that came back afterwards. This could be for several reasons, either that the users did not carefully repeat the procedure as often as needed, or because the heat wave emitted by the ‘Thermicon’ tip does not do enough permanent damage to the hair follicles. That is the mechanism behind other types of hair removal that alter the amount of re-growth: electrolysis and laser hair removal both permanently damage the hair follicles, therefore inhibiting its ability to produce more hair on its next cycle. So it could be that the heat wave emitted by the ‘Thermicon’ is not quite as effective as a laser beam or pulse of electricity, or perhaps it just takes longer, and more repetitions to work. There are also different heat settings on the model we tested (the No!No! PRO 3) which worked well for the Beauty by the Geeks team with fine hair but not so good on people with coarser hair, so it could also be a matter of choosing the right machine and heat level. We’ve not tested the No!No! PRO 5 but from reviews it seems to work better on coarse hair.

Either way, the NO! NO! Hair removal machine still provides excellent instant hair removal, and as heat waves are hardly hugely beneficial to your hair follicles, probably will reduce the amount re-growth in the futures. Amusingly, whilst commenting on the machines effectiveness, reviews also note that the accompanying smell of burning hair might not be ideal. We would therefore suggest scented candles or carrying out the procedure in a room with windows as large as possible!

So overall, the NO!NO! hair removal machine is a new and innovative way to remove our unwanted fuzz, which proves to be very efficient in the short term but the jury is still out on its long term effects. So ladies, are you getting bored of razors and wax? Try the hottest (pun entirely intended) new method of hair removal!

When asked was this product good, my answer was NO NO !! My man tried it also every day with no results. When my daughter wanted one she told me I probably wasn’t using it right!! I gave her mine & she tried it daily……………she laughed all the way to the bank as she didn’t have to pay for piece of junk!!! (Unfortunatly I didn’t return it, & she threw it out.)
What a waste of money & I’d even bought extra heads for it.

I bought one when they first came out. I thought this was would really work well because when you watch on TV it seemed great. It did not remove a single hair, light or dark. A complete waste of money!

We are sorry to hear that and that seems to be the general feedback we’ve got from our readers with dark/coarse hair. We used it and it worked well but we are going to use everyones feedback to update the article and make it less positive as we really value what you guys say too!

Poor investment in my opinion. I have dark course hair and have been using my NoNo for about 6 months averaging every other day. While the NoNo does remove hair it does not remove it as completely, efficiently or quickly as shaving, nor does it permanently remove it. It takes at least 3 times longer to use this devise than to shave since you must make multiple passes over each area being treated and still hair is left behind. I have used it on my facial hair with mixed results, waxing leaves skin smoother longer and I don’t find it uncomfortable.
I will admit that with the NoNo razor bumps are a thing of the past (even in very sensitive areas), also that re growth is softer but I believe this is due to the new growth as compared to the blunt cut edges growing out after shaving.

We are sorry to hear that and that seems to be the general feedback we’ve got from our readers with dark/coarse hair. We are going to use everyones feedback to update the article and make it less positive as we really value what you guys say too!